Maurice Webster saw just how deeply his son Joseph was loved when about 900 people came together to farewell him. Joseph Wiremu Webster, 43, of Tauranga,... Read More

Team Rugby and Team Cricket set their bats aside to join forces and visit children at Tauranga Hospital today. Sporting legends from two of New Zealand's... Read More

Motorists are being advised to plan ahead as significant overnight roadworks and a four‑month ramp closure affect a key Tauranga connection. Four nights... Read More

The Rotary Club of Tauranga is once again seeking donations of preloved books, art, puzzles and magazines for their 2026 Book and Art Sale. This year's event... Read More

SPCA inspectors in Bay of Plenty and Waikato have been getting up to four calls a day this summer for dogs left in hot cars. Jason Blair, who leads the local... Read More

A yacht is lying on its side in the Te Puna Estuary, with the smell of oil and fuel in the water. Local woman Claire Rogers said she was kayaking through... Read More

A striking black marble clock that has been kept in a Tauranga household for more than 40 years is now at the centre of a search to reunite it with its original... Read More

A murder charge has now been laid after the death of a man in Tauranga last month. The man was found dead at a Fraser St address on Sunday, December 14,... Read More

Baypark Speedway hosts its headline event for the 2025-26 season this weekend, with two nights of racing to decide the 83rd running of the New Zealand Midget... Read More

A truck crash north of Rotorua has spilled hazardous materials across a state highway. The highway was clsoed earlier this morning, but is now under stop/go... Read More

Heavy rain, downpours and thunderstorms are on the cards for the North Island some of today as an active low from the west moves over the country. The MetService... Read More

Tauranga City Council says it can't afford to install public water rescue equipment along the entire Tauranga coastline despite a Surf Life Saving New Zealand... Read More